I have a program on my office computer that pops up and tells me to take a break. I can't remember the name of the program. I can post it later when I get to work if interested. It has little exercises for you to do. I've not done them very often. Sometimes when it comes up I need a break I skip it. I really need to pay attention to it.

I also do take advantage of my bathroom breaks and sneak in some stretching mostly. Everyone in my office has a "Yoga at your desk card" and we all talk about the challenge of getting more active since we all are at our desks all day. Now when I get up to go to the copier or whatever,instead of just walking over, I stretch my arms or often do the "backstroke " as I walk. My co-workers chuckle but I don't care, it feels good and loosens my shoulders! We are a casual bunch so this might not be conservative enough where you work! I also "do laps" when I get stir crazy around the office inside--the offices are set up on the outside walls with the receptionist in the middle. This is my first desk job and if I don' get to the gym at lunch I start to get a little nuts and won't be productive at all if I can't do SOMEthing to break that "just sitting" time. I've heard of alot of people standing or walking every time they get on the phone. Maybe I would do that if I had to get up to get to the phone. Great ideas from this team--thanks!

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Im so happy to be a part of this group! Your exercises are so helpful! Im adding some to my calandar @ 0900 and 2pm every day to take my two breaks and I will have something different each time. Thank you!

Until we move to our new location (late spring/early summer), our 'desks' are out in the open. We sit at those old, ugly folding tables (you know the ones that look like fake wood grain, and your school, church, or any other organization used for their functions), so any movement we do is obvious.

I am able to work in some work without it being obvious that I'm doing it. I have set my chair so I when I lean back, my feet do not touch the floor. Then I stretch my legs straight out and hold them for a count of 10-15. I bring them down so it looks like I've got them resting on the wheels of the chair, but I'm holding them up for another count of 10-15. I may wait a minute before doing it again.

Another thing I do on occasion is make it look like I'm sitting on the edge of my chair, when I'm actually using my legs to hold me in that position.

I work in an office that until recently I was the only female which meant I had the bathroom to myself. In order to start getting in some exercise during the day, I decided that I would do something each time I went to the bathroom. I do exercises such as squats, lunges or wall push-ups.

I do what's called "chair dancing" at work. I have lively music in one ear and move back and forth, trying to get some "swaying" in consistently for 15 minutes or more. I also try not to move so much that everyone can tell what i am doing.

I've been getting up the last couple days to do some stairs. Thursday, my computer locked up and I was getting stressed as I wondered if I lost all the work I had done. Rather than fume, I got up and did seven flights of stairs. I came back with a healthier body, a refreshed mind, and everything back on my computer the way it was supposed to be.

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There are 30 exercises. Don't know how I can post all of these. I'll try and post a few each day unless someone has a better idea. I have it as a pdf file on my computer at work, but I don't think I can email an attachment thru SP.

Last year at work, our office did a "Be Fit While You Sit" program for 1 month. Every day I emailed an exercise to staff who signed up. Here's an example of one of the exercises. If you're interested in more of them, let me know.

Sitting in a chair, put your hands on the arm rests and slowly try to lift your body 1/2 inch off the seat. If you can't do that, just push down on the chair arms for 5 seconds and then release. Repeat sequence 5 times.

I drink tons of water and end up going to the bathroom quite a bit during the day. I take advantage of this by doing squats or wall push ups each time I go! I also checked out the article on isometric exercise, it looked pretty cool. Going to incorporate some of those into my day.

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You might be able to do some isometrics without anyone knowing. You can do bicep/tricep isometrics by pulling/pushing against your desktop. You can also exercise your abs/glutes by flexing and releasing the muscles.

As long as you don't grimace or make a funny face as you work out, no one would ever know.

If anyone exercises at the office - more specifically, at their desks - please share you routine with us here. I bought a thighmaster (yea, I know!) to use at the office while sitting at my desk but it's too big and I don't want to look ridiculous/weird using it. Any ideas??

I do use the thighmaster at home, by the way, and I can feel positive results in my thigh muscles so it's not all marketing hype. "Thank you thighmaster"

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